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Originally Posted by Ned Brainard
As noted in a previous post, it did air once on TCM back in 1995, and I would wager that it likely aired once or twice before that on TNT. In the early days of TCM, a few of these "rights situations" films aired once or twice before they were flagged. That's likely what happened with Remains to be Seen. As for MGM, while I wouldn't say it's the norm, there are some titles out of circulation for rights issues - Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the White House, Florian, Port of Seven Seas, Christopher Bean, and It's a Wise Child are a few additional examples from the MGM library. My guess is that rights issues probably affect the MGM catalog as much as any other studio. It is likely more obvious when an MGM title is out of circulation than it is for a contemporary title from Paramount or Fox thanks to the proliferation of the MGM library on TCM.
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It has had a more recent broadcast than 1995 on the UK TCM, as I was loaned a DVDR offair from a digital broadcast (undated but presumably at least 2005 or later). Could still have been in error of course!
It's a pretty enjoyable film, actually. One of the cheapo B-musicals they were experimenting with at the time where they replaced big budgets and opulent visuals with lots of energy and gusto.